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1959 studio album by Perry Como
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Season's Greetings from Perry Como , originally released in
1959 , was
Perry Como 's sixth
RCA Victor 12-inch
long-play album and the fourth recorded in
stereophonic sound , as well as his first major full-length
Christmas album .
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The album is warm and relaxed, featuring lush renditions of "Winter Wonderland", "The Christmas Song", "O Holy Night" and seven other Christmas tunes (including a re-recording of Como's own 1954 hit, "Home for the Holidays"). Como is accompanied on the tracks by
Mitchell Ayres ' orchestra and the
Ray Charles Singers .
Track listing
Side One
"
(There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays " (Words and music by
Robert Allen and
Al Stillman )
"
Winter Wonderland " (Words and music by
Felix Bernard and
Richard B. Smith )
"
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer " (Words and music by
Johnny Marks )
"
The Christmas Song " (Words and music by
Mel Tormé and
Robert Wells )
"
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town " (Words and music by
Haven Gillespie and
J. Fred Coots )
"
White Christmas " (Words and music by
Irving Berlin )
Side Two
"
Here We Come A-Caroling "/"
We Wish You a Merry Christmas " (Traditional arranged by
Ray Charles )
"
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen " (Traditional Christmas music)
"
O Holy Night " (Words and music by
Adolphe Adam )
"
O Little Town of Bethlehem " (Words and music by
Phillips Brooks and
Lewis Redner )
"Come, Come, Come to the Manger" (Traditional Christmas music adapted by Mitchell Ayres)
"
The First Noël " (Traditional Christmas music)
"
O Come All Ye Faithful " (
Latin hymn translated by Frederick Oakeley)
"
We Three Kings of Orient Are " (Adapted by Mitchell Ayres and Jack Andrews)
"
Silent Night " (Words and music by
Joseph Mohr and
Franz Gruber )
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